OET interlinear PRO 12:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אֵֽשֶׁת־חַ֭יִל

wife_of excellent

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a wife that is characterized by worth. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “A worthy wife”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עֲטֶ֣רֶת בַּעְלָ֑⁠הּ

crown_of husband_of,her

Here Solomon refers to a woman causing her husband to be honored as if she were his crown. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “brings great honor to her husband” or “honors her husband as if she were his crown”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וּ⁠כְ⁠רָקָ֖ב בְּ⁠עַצְמוֹתָ֣י⁠ו מְבִישָֽׁה

and,like,rottenness in/on/at/with,bones_of,his brings_shame

Solomon is saying that a woman who causes shame for her husband is like rottenness in his bones because she gradually ruins his life. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “but she who causes shame is what makes his life miserable”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ⁠כְ⁠רָקָ֖ב בְּ⁠עַצְמוֹתָ֣י⁠ו

and,like,rottenness in/on/at/with,bones_of,his

Here, rottenness refers to a disease like cancer that slowly destroys a person’s body. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “is like cancer in his bones”

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

בְּ⁠עַצְמוֹתָ֣י⁠ו

in/on/at/with,bones_of,his

Here, the pronoun his refers to the husband of the woman who causes shame. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “in her husband’s bones”